Yurina Kumai Explained

is a Japanese model and former singer. Kumai began her career as a member of Hello! Project Kids in 2002. In 2004, she debuted as a member of Berryz Kobo, a girl group associated with the musical collective Hello! Project. During her time with Berryz Kobo and Hello! Project, Kumai also appeared in Hello! Project's other musical projects, such as Guardians 4. In 2014, Kumai left Hello! Project following Berryz Kobo's indefinite hiatus in the same year.

Born in Kanagawa,^[1] Japan. She belongs to UP-FRONT CREATE and Tateoka Office.

Career

• June 30, 2002 - passed Hello! Project Kids audition and became a member of Hello! Project Kids.
• March 3, 2004 - made a major debut as a member of Berryz Kobo.
• August 29, 2007 - released the first solo photobook "Yurina".^[2]
• April 3, 2009 - chosen a member of Guardians 4.^[3]
• December 17, 2011 - premiere of the movie "Ōsama Game", where she had her first starring role.^[4]
• October 28, 2012 - opened an official blog “Enjoy!”.^[5]
• March 3, 2015 - Berryz Kobo’s activities suspended indefinitely.^[6]
• September 30, 2015 - taking part in her first model shooting session reported on her personal blog.^[7]
• January 14, 2016 - presented a new dress by fashion designer Yumi Katsura at the “Yumi Katsura ParisColle Dress Presentation” held in Tokyo.^[8]
• February 16, 2016 - made her runway debut at “YUMI KATSURA 2016 GRAND COLLECTION IN TOKYO” held in Tokyo International Forum.^{[9] [10]}
• May 1, 2018 - it was announced that she would also belong to Tateoka Office as a model.^[11]
• March 20, 2019 - appeared in Tae Ashida’s Fall Winter 2019 show at “Japan Fashion Week (in Tokyo)”, held in Grand Hyatt Tokyo.^[12]
• August 4, 2022 - it was announced that she was appointed as the creative director of the fashion brand "LANSE".^{[13] [14]}
• January 1, 2023 - moved from J.P ROOM to UP-FRONT CREATE.

Personal life

On August 10, 2023, Kumai married model Osuga Takashi.^[15]

Filmography

Television

• Little Hospital (January - March 2003, TV Tokyo)
• (April 5, 2005 – May 18, 2005, TV Tokyo)
• The Girls Live (January 17, 2014 -, TV Tokyo)
• King's Brunch (October 10, 2015 - March 27, 2021, TBS Television)^[16]
• Ichiya Zuke (March 27, 2017 – March 2018, TV Tokyo)^[17]
• Kanaful TV (April 1, 2018 -, TV Kanagawa)^[18]

Radio

• (March 30, 2005 – March 31, 2009)
• Tsūkai! Berryz Ōkoku (July 3, 2009 – March 30, 2012) (Co-host: Sugaya Risako and Natsuyaki Miyabi)
• BZS1422 (July 8, 2012 – March 1, 2015, Radio Nippon) (Co-host: Chinami Tokunaga)

Commercials

• Japan meat information service center, J Beef “Oniku Sukisuki” (2003)
• Base Ball Bear “(WHAT IS THE) LOVE & POP?” (2009)
• Takashimaya “Spring All-Store Super Point Week” (2017)^[19]
• Toyota U group “KINTO” (2019)

Movies

• Koinu Dan no Monogatari (2002, Toei)
• (2004, Kadokawa)
• Ōsama Game (2011, BS-TBS) as Chiemi Honda

Solo DVDs

• Photobook “Yurina” making DVD 〜Special edition〜 (October 20, 2007, UP-FRONT WORKS)^[20]
• Photobook “FLOWERAGE” making DVD 〜Special edition〜 (September 16, 2009, UP-FRONT WORKS)^[21]
• Photobook “KumaSpo!” making DVD 〜Special edition〜 (January 28, 2011, UP-FRONT WORKS)^[22]
• one day in autumn (December 22, 2011, UP-FRONT WORKS)^[23]
• Lily (April 18, 2012, UP-FRONT WORKS)^[24]
• brand new day (October 5, 2013, UP-FRONT WORKS)^[25]

Bibliography

Photobooks

• Yurina (August 29, 2007, KIDS NET, ISBN 978-4-04-894500-4)
• FLOWERAGE (July 25, 2009, KIDS NET, ISBN 978-4-04-895049-7)
• KumaSpo! Alo-Hello! (December 17, 2010, KIDS NET, ISBN 978-4-04-895411-2)

Books

• Complex ni Sayōnara! (October 15, 2018, ODYSSEY BOOKS, ISBN 978-4-8470-8155-2)

External links

• Official Hello! Project profile
  • Yurina Kumai's Height

Notes and References

1. Web site: アーティスト情報熊井友理奈 アップフロントクリエイト . 2023-01-07 . www.up-front-create.com.
2. Web site: リリース詳細｜ハロー！プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト . 2022-08-16 . www.helloproject.com.
3. Web site: 2009-04-05 . 新ユニット「ガーディアンズ４」誕生! ハロー!プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405064802/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0904031100_guardians4.html . April 5, 2009 . 2022-08-16 .
4. Web site: 王様ゲーム 上映劇場情報. 王様ゲーム製作委員会. . https://web.archive.org/web/20111213022216/http://www.ousamagame.com/cinema.html . December 13, 2011.
5. Web site: 熊井友理奈『はじめまして(^^)』 . 2022-08-16 . 熊井友理奈オフィシャルブログ「Enjoy！」Powered by Ameba . ja.
6. Web site: 無期限活動停止のBerryz工房につんく♂がコメント「良い場面で人間味がめちゃ出る。ズコって。」 . 2022-08-16 . BARKS . ja.
7. Web site: 熊井友理奈『DAMMY』 . 2022-08-16 . 熊井友理奈オフィシャルブログ「Enjoy！」Powered by Ameba . ja.
8. Web site: Berryz工房・熊井友理奈、パリコレドレスに挑戦 桂由美氏も絶賛 . 2022-08-16 . ORICON NEWS.
9. Web site: YUMI KATSURA 2016 GRAND COLLECTION IN TOKYO . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190621/http://www.tbc2016.com/ . March 3, 2016 . 2022-08-16 .
10. Web site: 2016-02-16 . 2016 YUMI KATSURA GRAND COLLECTION IN TOKYO 開催レポート YUMI KATSURA OFFICIAL WEBSITE ユミカツラ公式サイト｜ブライダル ウエディングドレス . 2022-08-16 . YUMI KATSURA OFFICIAL WEBSITE . ja.
11. Web site: NEWS . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042719/http://tateokaoffice.com/news/ . May 3, 2018 . 2022-08-16 . TATEOKA OFFICE co., ltd. . ja.
12. Web site: FASHIONSNAP.COM . 2019-03-23 . TAE ASHIDA 2019-20AW . 2022-08-16 . FASHIONSNAP.COM [ファッションスナップ・ドットコム] . ja.
13. kumai_yurina. Cg1LRlqBRmZ. この度、約3年ぶりに再スタートしたLANSE（ランス）のcreative directorを努めさせていただくことになりました！. 2022-08-04. 2022-09-18.
14. Web site: About Us . 2022-09-18.
15. Web site: In . Natash . Berryz工房・熊井友理奈、モデルの大須賀崇と結婚 . 2023-08-30 . 音楽ナタリー . ja.
16. Web site: 2021-03-26 . 出演者｜TBSテレビ：王様のブランチ . https://web.archive.org/web/20210326235757/https://www.tbs.co.jp/brunch/cast/ . 2021-03-26 . 2022-08-17 .
17. Web site: 熊井友理奈『一夜づけ』 . 2022-08-17 . 熊井友理奈オフィシャルブログ「Enjoy！」Powered by Ameba . ja.
18. Web site: カナフルＴＶ｜ｔｖｋ . 2022-08-17 . カナフルＴＶ｜ｔｖｋ . ja.
19. Web site: CM 高島屋「春の全館SUPERポイントウイーク」出演中NEWS熊井友理奈 J.P ROOM Inc . 2022-08-17 . www.jp-r.co.jp.
20. Web site: UP-FRONT WORKS . 2022-08-17 . www.up-front-works.jp.
21. Web site: UP-FRONT WORKS . 2022-08-17 . www.up-front-works.jp.
22. Web site: UP-FRONT WORKS . 2022-08-17 . www.up-front-works.jp.
23. Web site: UP-FRONT WORKS . 2022-08-17 . www.up-front-works.jp.
24. Web site: UP-FRONT WORKS . 2022-08-17 . www.up-front-works.jp.
25. Web site: UP-FRONT WORKS . 2022-08-17 . www.up-front-works.jp.